As 2013 wound down, some beachgoers decided to make use of their old Christmas trees in the fire pits on Fiesta Island. After the trees burned down, the sunset lit up the sky with another kind of blaze. A note of caution: burning any kind of greenery is not permitted in the city’s fire pits, as is burning anything higher than 12 inches above the rim of the fire pit, so creating your own Christmas tree blaze is not recommended. Photos by Don Balch